Math word problem

Question

For his long distance phone service, Deshaun pays $5 monthly fee plus 9 cents per minute. Last month, Deshaun' s long distance bill was $11.03 . For how many minutes was Deshaun billed?

Answer 1

Hi Jeanette, 5 represents the monthly charge, .09 represents the charge per minute, m represents minutes and the total charge was 11.03. So your equation would be setup 5 + .09m = 11.03. You would need to subtract $5 from each side, then divide by .09 to find m.